Episode 82: Few industries have had to innovate faster in 2020 than the restaurant industry. Curbside, contactless delivery, new payment methods... just a few examples of processes that are now standard. Liz Bazner, Senior Director of Marketing for A&W Restaurants, joins founder Mo Sloan of EZ Chow (former Awesome Inc Fellowship company), to discuss innovation within the restaurant industry from two different perspectives: big business and mom-and-pop stores. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

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You're no longer a burger restaurant; you're a tech company that sells burgers

Episode 81: Corporate-backed VC is perhaps the premiere example of how large established companies and startups work together. Carlo Cruz shares insights as portfolio engagement manager at Toyota Ventures, Toyota’s first standalone venture capital firm, and his role in supporting early-stage startups on their journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

How a Bollywood dance party led to Innovation at Toyota

Episode 80: The Synaptek team - Doug Van Pelt, Kate Van Pelt, and James McCollum - talks about their journey to bringing their startup idea to life and how they strive to provide the ultimate concussion care solution.  Synaptek provides the concussion management solution clinicians have been looking for. An intuitive, mobile-first platform lets medical providers spend more time on athlete well-being, and less time managing data. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Concussion care at its finest

Episode 79: We didn't set out to find the textbook example of a company that re-imagined its future and re-prioritized its business model to foster innovation... but we found it anyway. President and Chief Operating Officer of KLH Engineers, Jim Tavernelli, tells the powerful story of how he and KLH leadership turned the ship around for their company. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Are you the generation that kills the business?

Episode 78: Adam Bowe has seen it all when it comes to creating an innovative culture and he gets SPECIFIC about what building infrastructure around innovation looks like - from risk tolerance, org structure, to consistency. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

From Big Ass Fans to Xometry - The Team Is Just As Important As The Idea

Episode 77:  Wrigley Media Group is on a mission to put Kentucky on the map in the world of TV, film, and all things media. Their Founder & CEO, Misdee Wrigley Miller (yes, THAT Wrigley) and David Bertram, Chief Revenue Officer talk about what makes Wrigley so innovative, why they love Kentucky, and most importantly, KY’s first nationally syndicated TV show, Relative Justice, coming out Fall 2021. Thanks to our sponsor, APAX Software - They create powerful custom software, websites, and mobile apps that take your business’s innovative ideas and turn them into realities. Reach out today to get a quote at apaxsoftware.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Horses, Bourbon… and Movies? How Wrigley Media is moving KY up in the TV & Film industry

Episode 76: We talked with Landon Borders, Director of Product Development, to talk about his breadth of innovation experience from Big Ass Fans to Bullard. Thanks to our sponsor, APAX Software - They create powerful custom software, websites, and mobile apps that take your business’s innovative ideas and turn them into realities. Reach out today to get a quote at apaxsoftware.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Bullard invented the hard hat in 1919 and hasn't stopped innovating since

Episode 75: If you don’t believe that a cleaning company can make a viral video, you haven’t met Alex Alex Reed’s career will convince you that the most boring industries on the planet, ceiling fans and cleaning supplies, can be innovative. He cut his teeth at Big Ass Fans and went on to start and sell his own company, Truman’s. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Creating innovation anywhere, from ceiling fans to cleaning products.

Episode 74: We're kicking off our newest Innovation Inc series with Brad Berron of the James B Beam Institute, who talks about innovation in the bourbon industry - the research, the trends, the obstacles, and certainly the bright future of the bourbon capital of the world. Innovation Incubated is the newest company in the Awesome Inc family - they help KY companies discover, test, and implement innovative ideas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

From Barrel to Bourbon: Innovating a Kentucky Classic ?

Episode 73: Chase Fairchild hits home with (more laughter) why someone should care to use your business and the importance of clear messaging...again.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

These 4 steps will fix all your issues!

Episode 72: Chase Fairchild shares a few examples of B2B and B2C messaging and why they matter. One of Bolt Marketing's main offerings is helping clients communicate with clarity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Now, you all play nicely...

Episode 71: Chase Fairchild with Bolt Marketing shares about his personal creativity and the risk that's involved with putting your content out into the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Personal creativity takes risks

Episode 70: Chase Fairchild with Bolt Marketing kicks off this series talking about getting back to the basics of clearly communicating your company's messaging. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Back to the basics (of marketing)

Episode 60: Josh Reid pitched at and won May 2021 5 Across with his startup Inphlu. His company advanced content engine, powered by artificial intelligence, monitors global sources to find, curate, and publish relevant third-party content, specific to your industry. Inphlu helps you generate content ahead of time. All you do is set and approve it. Inphlu will publish it for you and show you real-time metrics. Connect with Josh on LinkedIn! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

5 Across: May 2021 WINNER

Episode 68: Jose Gaztambide, CEO of Goodmaps highlights the importance of caring about people, knowing the value you bring, and work life balance as a founder.  Goodmaps is furthering the cause of accessible navigation with their digital indoor mapping solution. They providing a customer portal where venue owners can access and edit their digital maps in multiple views: 2D floorplan, 3D model, and LiDAR point cloud. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awesomeinc/message

Don't leave the soft skills behind

Our mission is to raise awareness of the impact that entrepreneurship has made in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and encourage others to pursue similar ambitious endeavors. Episodes will focus on those who have been inspirations to our entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout Kentucky. Additionally, we aim to highlight up-and-coming entrepreneurs, innovators, and tech-savvy individuals. email: garrett.fahrbach@entrepreneurhof.com for inquiries.

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